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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-12-07
Released Under Small Bail.

John Harte, manager of the defunct
stove foundry, at Kingston, Ont, ar
rested for embezzling $4,000, was re-
leased under $4,000 bail on the Sd, and
Immediately started for the West to be-
come a cowboy. There is much indigna-
ton over the small bail accepted.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-12-07
CHOLERA FROM Impure ICE
The Warning of New York Physician
StaI thing Statistics.

New YORK. Dec. 5.-The Sun this
morning prints long article on the ice
consumed in New York and Brooklyn,
which is mainly cut from the Hudson
River. DIR. Prudden, after a careful
analysis of the ice, says: Typhoid fever
and possibly cholera might easily be
spread among the consumers of the ice
which is formed on the Hudson" He
finds that on the average, pint of the
melted ice contains about SOC, 900 living
bacteria of various kinds.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-12-07

GERMANY expects to have surplus
of 100000 marks-which is equal
to about So, 5OO,O0O-in 1888. This
is small compared with the $11O,O0
900 surplus OF the United States, but
it looks large beside the $4O,OOO,0 1000
or $50,O0O,0OO deficit which France
expects to achieve in the current fiscal
vaar
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-12-07

SOME American sharp has taken the
editor of the Toronto Globe for fiat
The Globe says: We receive almost
every day copies OF the New York
scoundrei's circulars Offering counter
felt money to anybody who will be
fool or knave CROUCH to send him
cash -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-12-07
An Editor Shot by a Doctor

P. S. Smith, editor Of the Redwood
(Cal.) Times and Gazette. was shot on
the 18th by DR.. /. E. Powell. The
shooting grew out Of the publication of
an article by Smith, in which Powell was
charged with defrauding widow Smith
is in a critical condition.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-12-07
WILL DIE IN PREseN.
An Aged Forger Sentenced to Ten Years
at Hard Labor.

CLEVELAND, O., Dec. Flames III. Nc
Grindley, the pension foIger, was be-
fore the United States court for sen.
tence. He was bowed, haggard, and
white-haired but defiant. He told
Judge Weller that he had moth
ing to say, was guilty and
was 81 years old. The judge inn
posed sentence of ten years in the
penitentiary on one Indictment. On
the other indictments he imposed fines
for the purpose of getting the indict.
ments out of the way in case, as the
Judge said, the old man survives his sen.
tence or the President pardons him.
The fines amount to $1,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-12-07
The Vote in Atlanta

The vote in the prohibition election at
Atlanta was canvassed on the 30th, and
it was found that the majority against
prohibition was 1,12S. The sale ofliquor
will begin at once.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-12-07
Canadian Pacific Earnings.

MONTREAL, Dec. 3.-The gross earnings
of the Canadian Pacific Railway for the
ten months ending October 80, 1887.
were SIS, 1863, 434; working expenses. $6,-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-12-07
TIGHTENING THE REINS.

The Canadian Government to Abolish
the Northwest Council.
OTTAWA, Ont. Dec. Sit is understood
that the government will introduce
bill at the next session of parliament re-
garding the form of government in the
Northwest territories. One ofits provls-
ions will be the abolition of the North
west Council
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-12-07

tation last week an immense bone.
which is supposed to have belonged
to some prehistoric sea monster. The
bone Is over g. yard in length and
weighs thirty-seven pounds.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-12-07
THE LATEST NEWS
Earthquake in Italy.

The town of Bisignano, in Calabria,
Italy, sustained severe shocks of earth
quake on the Sd, by which twenty houses
were destroyed and several persons
l.;
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-12-07

vitriol dashed the contents in her lovers
face. 1t is feared that Potter will be
disfigured for life, but he says that be
will not prosecute the woman.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-12-07

j. Ct. SHEPPARD, of Beaver Dam, N.
O., dug up from mari pit in his plan
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-12-07
Fires.

At Cincinnati, o., at 80 on the morn
ing Of the 1st, general alarm called the
entire fire department to the Strobr1dge
Lithographine Company's great build
ing, corner of Elm and Canal Streets.
The flames devoured the entire build
ing and in less than 40 minutes the
walls fell in. The loss is total and will
probably be $4,000.
Charles Jackson, clothier; Dreinel
Brothers, Janoceo and OF lers, occupants
of IS Bowery, New York, suffered dam
age to the amount of $4,000 by fire on
the night Of the Goth.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-12-07
A Pension Suit Settled by Maria 9

In the office of the United States mar
shall or Indiana. at indianapolis. on
the I'd inst, novel wedding occurred.
Several months ago John Bishop was ar
rested for violating the pension laws by
swindling Miss Julia Vest out of nearly
$4,000 Of arrearages, allowed her on ac-
count of disabilities of her deceased
father. Since Bishop has been in jail
his wife procured divorce from him and
he proposed to marry Julia If she would
refuse to prosecute him. She accepted
the offer and Judge Woods consented
to the compromise, ordering Bishops
release from the prison after the mar
riage had occurred.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-25
LIES ABOUT WICHITA.

The Kansas City Journal covertly charges
that Wichita follows the lead of Omaha by
multiplying her clearings by two. We are
not called upon to answer for Omaha, bu
for Wichita we are on deck to say that the
Journals insinuation is lie, and q very
contemplate lie, as it is also unprovoked
Were Wichita's clearings multiplied BY
two, or were they only half what they are.
they would still lead any city of the. United
States or of the world, the age and popula-
tion of our city considered. Wichita last
week stood nearly half way up the list of
the commercial cities of the United States
in the matter of her total clearings, stand
ing number twenty four in list Of thirty
six cities Wichita is the youngest city in
the country maintaining clearing house.
yet she led last week such old established
places as New Haven, indianapolis, st.
Joseph. Galveston, Peoria, Norfolk, Port
land, Springfield, Worcester, Lowell, SYRIA
cuse and Grand Rapids.
Kansas City has so long and SO persis
tently lied and bowed that some of her
Journals have come to believe. no doubt,
that there is no honesty in this world-that
after all the most solid and tangible found
alton is gas or wind, or both.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-25
LITERARY NOTICE.

AS we have had occasion several times
before to say, we recommend teachers tc
take their Kansas educational paper. This
is the Western School Journal, published
and edited by II. c. Speer, Topeka at one
dollar year. 1t is a magazine full of
merit 1t is spirited. able and practical,
and deserves the magnificent financial sue
cess it has achieved in the last two years.
The regular issue is 5000 copies. and it
often runs to 1000 Any of our readers
who are teachers or school officers can Sc.
cure sample copy free by sending for it.
A better thing is to remit a years subscrip
ton nj once.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-25
THE NEW ROAD.

The company backing the Missouri
Kansas Il Southwestern seems to be losing
no time or pains to push their enterprise
along. Mr.. l.. Nj. Conkhng, who present
ed the matter to the Topeka board of trade
some weeks ago was in the city yesterday,
having just come from Douglas county,
where a bond election will soon be held
Two townships in Usage county have
voted aid to the Kansas City extension, and
an election has been called in Wellington
township. Wabaunsee county. on the St.
Joseph Il Atchison line. Lyon county
will vote on proposition to give $3.50. OOO
in bonds on the 18th of March, and the
work has begun well in Kingman county.
1t is authoritatively stated that Sic. 900, 900
have been raised by the company for con
structlon purposes and that the air line
scheme will be adhered to as closely as
practicable Commonwealth.
This road comes to Wichita by the terms
Of its charter. Two or three of Wichita's
prominent financiers are directors in the
road
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-25
BA1LRoAD NOTES.

The surveying corps of the St. Louis,
Kansas City 6 Colorado railway has ar
rived at Windsor. Mo.
The Union Pacific railroad lands lying
west of Cove county. Kan, to the state
line, have been thrown into the market.
Mitchell county having refused to vote
bonds to the Santa Fe railway, that com
pany has refused to establish branch of
the line in that county.
The Santa Fee has bought the right of
way for coal under several thousand acres
of land near Leavenworth, and will start a
coal shaft at an early day.
The citizens of Hodgeman county, Kan,
vote on a $40, 900 proposition from the
c., f. & w. railroad to build sixty miles
of railroad through the county
The construction of the Santa Fe rail-
way has cost that company in Kansas
$41, 475. 89J .05. according to the annual
report of the railway commissioners.
January returns Of ninety seven roads,
embracing about forty per cent Of the totai
mileage OF the country, show gross earn
ings Of $22, 199, 905 against 1881 ,O3O an
increase of $3,628, 1886 over the same
month one year ago. The mileage report
ed upon was Sc, 1879 miles, against SO, 592
miles last year, an increase of $3.50 miles.
It seems that on February 3 an election
was held to issue bonds for the Memphis,
Denver s. Atlantic road, and on February
another election was held to issue bonds
for the Chicago, Kansas s. Western. The
first named road is a Missouri Pacific
extension and the last named belongs
to the Santa Fe. At both elections two
polls were thrown open, one at Fargo
Springs and one at Springfield: The ques-
ton at once arose as to which was the
legal voting place of the township. The
question is all the more interesting from the
fact that if the votes cast at springfield
are cast out the Denver, Memphis & At
lantic road will secure the issue of bonds,
while if those at Fargo Springs are not
counted the bonds will be secured by the
Chicago, Kansas s. Western.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-25
A BIG KANSAS FEATHER.

Our dispatches announce the choice of
John james Ingalls,, United States senator
from Kansas, as president of the senate
to succeed Senator Sherman, who was
elected to fill that position after the death
of Vice President Hendricks All Kansas
will be pie ased over the news. The ideal
state. the typical commonwealth of the
United States is coming to the front. The
selection of Mr.. ingalls, as the presiding
fficer of the most dignified and probably
exalted legislative body in the world was
not only recognition of his rare qualifi-
cations, but it says to England that the
man who declared that there are but few
Americans who do not regret Waterloo,
is representative man of the American
nation and that his late speech voiced the
sentiment of his country.
Here's to the man who twisted the Lions
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-25
KANSAS KINKS,

Garden City taxes each one of her drug
gists $3.50 annually.
Kansas people are agitating the question
OF tree planting.
The newspapers now contain great
deal of woman's suffrage literature.
The total registration in Atkinson for
the bond election on March 1 amounts to
1856.
The Topeka people are asking for a
mayor who is in favor Of extensive public
Improvements.
Concordia is expecting canning factory
and packing house to be started by Chicago
parties.
Three druggists at Larned are behind
the bars of the county Jail for violating the
prohibition law
Barbour county is agitating the question
of cotton culture. A convention was held
at Medicine Lodge Saturday to consider the
subject.
Paola has a Flourishing little factory
which makes axe and pick handles The
timber used is hickory, and is all bought
in Miami county.
The Kansas papers say that with good
crop this year, Kansas will make such pro-
digious strides as will stand unparalleled in
the history of the world
Farmers in the vicinity of Medicine
Lodge have made careful investigation of
the fall wheat crop and now report very
faAorably regarding the same.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-25

Commonwealth: J. G. Ames, a Union
Pacific passenger, on his way from Seattle
to the east. and in conversation with re-
porter, said that the recent decision of the
supreme court of Washington territory that
woman suffrage. which has obtained there
about four years, was unconstitutional, was
working DISASTROUS. Convicts sentenced
upon verdicts of guilty found by mixed
juries, he says, are being discharged. and
civil matters which have depended on like
juries are again being brought into consid-
Grafton, and the legality of the findings
questioned. Everybody is more or less ex-
cited, and there is a prospect of trouble
ahead until the matter can be settled
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-25

Governor Martin has appointed during
the past two years two hundred anb tween,
~ three notaries public for Wichita. Since
the first of January last the notaries an
pointed for Wichita have averaged over
one per day. These nstaries. We supposr
all belong to the innumerable array of real
estate agents who boom Wichita. and
make fortunes trading lots with one an
other and with the stranger that ventures
within the gates of the metropolis of the
southwest.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-25

The esteemed financial editor of the Bos-
ton Post has succeeded in putting Omaha
into her proper place. Now let him turn
his attention to Denver and Wichita.
G. Times
II the esteemed financial editor of the
Post desires it he can have the Wichita
Clcarings backed by an affidavit.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-25

Ii the editor of the Topeka Capital had
taken in the Legislative excursion he posi-
bly, would have done less kicking. By the
way, when did the law makers adopt the
Capital as their organ2 There is an i'm.
preston abroad that the Capital does moi
very faithfully mirror the sentiments O,
that body touching matters Of state policy
which may hold true as to their sentiments
touching Wichita and her neonle.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-25
A DIFFERENCE,

When the legislative party reached
Wichita last evening. little if any prepare
ton had been made for the invited guests
They wandered about town unable to re,
square meal or even fair hotel aecommo
dauons. Many with whom We talked ex
pressed themselves as taken in" by IN,
windy wonder" After such Treatment
there they appreciated the favors they re
ceiSed here. People who invite guest:
should try to take care of them.-Newtor
Republican
Let US see. Wichita extended the leris
ialure an invitation to pay that town a visi,
which invitation was duly accepted. After
wards they voted to 60 on junketing ex
petition to half dozen other towns
Under the circumstances Wichita people
were justified in giving them the cold shake
but they didn't. The legislative party wa.
nicely entertained by the windy wonder
and If anybody growled it was simply al
exhibition of i'll feeling.--ElDorado Re
publican.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-25

IL looks very much rs if the Union Pa
cite was going to extend its Carbondale
branch to ElDorado by way of Emporia.
In such an event the road Womb m.La M
bad break 10 extend the line on over 70 the
metropolis Of the State.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-25

A Commonwealth correspondent al
Wichita informs us that the character
istic which most particularly struck him
was the diversity of the homes in the resi-
dence portion, Ionic, Grecian. Tudor and
Queen Ann styles of architecture, varied
with the composite and pointed ironic
style. was on every hand" The pointed
ironic" style is borrowed from the Win
field Courier's editorials about Marsh Muir
docks horn blowing -Atchison Champion.
As to the matter of successful horn
blowing, horns are plenty and cut but a
small figure. For effective toots the blower,
not the horn, must be considered If the
competent blowers of the state equaled the
horns in number the rest of the United
States couldn't hear their cars for the
racket. But happily for Wichita that is
not the case
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-25
NO MORE ADDITIONS.

Remember the advertised additions and
auction sales of lots in indianapolis and of
Denver and go slow.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-25

Cash Henderson, of Wichita, was in the
city Monday. Cash is the founder of Cash
City in the western part cf ihi. county.
and with his characteristic enterprise and
push be is making a rafting good town Of
Cash City. His town is splendidly located,
Is on the direct line of two or three pro,
posed railroads which are sure to be bull,
and IN operation within a year. and he is
Offering such inducements To investors as
are attracting capital and business. Cash
City Is destined 10 he one Of the very best
towns In the county. and capital placed
there Is sure of big returns. Ashland
Herald.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-25

Representative Hatch is receiving quite
boom for the speakership on the suppo-
sition that Mr. Carlisle will go into the
cabinet, yet the New York Star asserts that
"his Democracy is not of the soundest :"
Still it will compare tolerably we'll with
the Democracy that is regulated by Wall
street.-K. G.. Times,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-25

Kansas City Star: The life of Kansas
began il strife and tragedy, but that event
ful and dramatic period having been pass
ed. she is now proceeding peacefully along
the lines of mental aud material progress.
The state is less bound by the traditions of
prejudice and has more original ways and
means. than any other state in the union
Now without the sanction of propriety has
she gained the title OF The Ideal Com
IN )nwealth
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-25

New York Graphic: There is something
ludicrous as well as amazing in the logic
of these strikers IF we can not force
certain corporations, they say, ito give us
whatever wages we demand, then we shall
retaliate by cheating the owners of the
premises we occupy" This is the ethics of
Henry Georgeism in its concrete applca
ton
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-25
First Arkansas Valley Bank,

Do a general Banking
money in any desired
day to ten years. Sc.
and fastest steamers
vault deposit cabinet
those whom it may CO
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-25
ST. ATEMF -
RESOURCES.

tuu,tot best
SEA
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-25

request President Of the First Arkan
have realty presented in the above
solemnly therein forth equitable
judgment and belief.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1887-10-22

Controversy has been started by The
Pail Mall Gazette as to why women button
their clothes from right 10 left and men
from left to right, IL has led to an elab-
crate display OF learning and wit. One
writer declares that men have buttoned
from left 70 right since the earliest As
syrian dynasties. Another asserts that
the mode OF b%uttoning distinguishes the
Mussulnan and the Hiudoo in India.
while a third says that the writer need not
go SO fur rs India for an illustration. rs
the women Of America are recognizable by
the male system OF b~uttoning from left to
right. The ladies Of New Orleans, who
he'd to the other fashion till a recent
period, lid so because OF the French col
onizaIion of Louisiana.
Then the controversy branched of into
n question of the comparative quality OF
male and female brains. 4 ludy insists
that her sex button from right TO le,, ne
cause the drcssmakers so fix their drcssus
and denies that man has any right to draw
mvidious differences; while q sardonic and
s%artisiic enemy Of female rights, declaring
thai the placi1y Of the right thumb over
the left is positive proof of a ruling mind.
holds that the female method Of buttoning
indicates accordingly the advent Of her
true position as llau's ruler.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1887-10-22
when IIancock Got Angry.

Inter Ocean kennio Ntoref.'l
1Col. Marsden, of my regiment, " said
q Second New hampshire man, "ncariy
died OF grief when his command was cut
10 pieces. lie thought a great deal o! his
him 20 take his regiment on beard a rotten
old transport on the James river, and 20
to the assistance of Gen. Sherman. 1
won't do it, said Col. Marsden. why
notF asked Gen. Hancock. Because,
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1887-10-22
LOST KEYS.
A system by which the losers Are
AbnndantIy Protected.

lNNW hUIh iIlbullNsI
"A great many people lose their Keys. %
business Of returning lost KEYS o. their
oNucrs. II suppose we return on an
average one bunch u daY the year round
There no money in the business TO us,
and. indeed. we don't care TO make money
ont Of it, but do II TO accommodate our
customers aud friends.
The system Is extremely simple. A
man who fears that he is likely to lose his
keys is in greater fear lest the finder dis.
covers who the Owner Is and uses the keys
tO elect n robbery. 1t is a bad plan to
advertise for lost keys, for generally TO do
so Is "A dead givc-away.' Our system re-
moves all trouble ON that score. A man
comes here and buys a tag for % cents,
stamped with our name on one side. while
on the other is an agreement to pay 81 for
the keys to which the tag is attached.
The tag Is numbered and a corresponding
number is taken down on a card, which
we lock in a ire-proOf safe kept for the
purpose. The chances are ten to one that
Il the keys are lost they will be found
Lere."
is the tag system we'll patronized?"
"Well, yes. We have been selling them
for four years and have disposed of over
5000. The advantage of the system is
that there is no possibility of the finder
ever learning to whom the keys belong.
lie therefore, even II he were so disposed.
could not use them 20 his own advantage.
and is glad to get a dollar for the trouble
of bringing them to US. We keep them
till the owner calls and pays his dollar.
I'VE have TO he careful about giving
them out, for there have been attempts to
deceive us. The owner is required to
identify himself and give IN accurate de-
scription of the keys before we let them
go. Then, again, parties have counter
teited the tags and attaching them to use
less Keys return them and gct their dollars.
The remedy for this is to refuse, on some
grounds or other. to receive the KEYS till
we can notify the owner of the correspond
ing number. II nc has not lost his bunch
we know that we are being imposed on by
the coqnterfeiter. Some men would NOT
lose their keys for s., $40, or 500, and we
are often called upon TO stamp tags with
an agreement to pay those amounts to the
Under. They cost 40 more than the 81
tags.